Description

Power BI is a powerful tool for turning raw data into meaningful insights, making it an essential skill for professionals who work with reporting, analytics, and business intelligence. Whether you need to organize messy data, create interactive reports, or share insights with your team, knowing how to use Power BI effectively will help you work faster and make better decisions. In this hands-on, expert-led course, you will learn how to connect, clean, transform, and visualize data using Power BI’s core features. You will build practical skills that allow you to structure data for analysis, create dynamic reports, and confidently work within the Power BI ecosystem. Power BI Essentials is a two-day, hands-on course designed for those new to Power BI and walks you through basic workflows, from shaping and preparing data in Power Query Editor to building relationships in a data model and writing basic DAX calculations. You will learn how to apply best practices for formatting reports, use slicers and filters to improve interactivity, and create drill-through pages for deeper insights. You will also explore how to enhance reports with hierarchies, tooltips, and calculated columns, making your visuals clearer and more dynamic. As you progress, you will work with Power BI Service to publish and share reports, set up refresh schedules, and manage workspaces effectively. By the end of this course, you will have the confidence to clean and structure data efficiently, create compelling reports that bring your data to life, and share them seamlessly across your organization. With a balance of instruction and hands-on practice, you will leave with practical skills that can be applied immediately in your work. Whether you are an analyst, business professional, or report developer, this course gives you the foundation to build smarter reports and work more effectively with data.